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Originally Posted by EPTchips
I think I won't apply on staking tho', because what else feeds the ego more than climbing to $500nl zoom and crushing it so hard, just so hard. Then you can say you did it all by yourself.
That's true, but be careful -- doing something for the sake of ego can often take you down the wrong path, especially in poker. The first time I ever bought coaching was in 2016 and by that time I had already been playing professionally for ~9 years. I wasn't avoiding it for ego, per se, but I just thought I didn't
need it because I was one of the best regulars at my games and making consistent income. Ultimately I bought a few hours from a fellow Spin regular because he was arguably the best at what I was worst at and routinely put me in tough spots. His advice was super helpful and it made me wonder how much better of a player/how much more money I would have made if I had decided to invest in coaching hours a few years earlier.
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Originally Posted by M1ghtyducks
We need more food pics in here
Haha, agreed.
Haven't had much in terms of food adventures since I've been back in Vancouver, but that should change tonight as I'm headed to the Richmond Night Market (It's a Taiwanese style night market) and will be eating many of the things featured in this article.
http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/best-...ht-market-2018
I'll try to snap pics of my favorites, which include:
Churros
Chicken Satay Roti Cone
Mini Donuts
Salmon Poke Bowl
Garlic and Pepper Chicken Wings
Starving myself all day so I can go hard and not feel too bad about wrecking my diet in the morning.
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Originally Posted by MRW90
Hey man. Long time listener, first time caller.
Firstly, congrats on all the recent success, and GL on day 2 of the $1k main.
Do u ever find it difficult to find the motivation to grind day after day or is it always there?
<3
Most mornings, I wake up and am eager to start grinding. I still enjoy the 'puzzle' aspect of the game, putting together all of the information I have in an attempt to reach the correct decision.
However, I do get 'burned out' occasionally, and sometimes it's because of negative variance. After a couple rough days in a row, it's natural to want to take a break from what feels like has become a worthless endeavor -- although part of me also wants to grind *more* and chase the losses. Since grinding MTTs full-time, that burn out feeling is a bit more common. I think it's because of a few factors:
1) Less consistency in terms of results
2) More overall hours played
3) Fewer breaks
Playing SNGs/Spins was far superior to MTTs in all of those categories but alas, those days (at least for now) are over for me and I have to adjust. Been doing that by taking more days off per week, lowering table count towards end of my sessions so I have fewer decisions when my brain is tired of making decisions, and working out in the morning in hopes that I feel better throughout the day.
So far, so good.
Pretty excited about Day 2, I've always been a low stakes balla so this $1050 MTT is one of the highest buy-ins I've ever played. Don't really feel nervous though, probably because it's still far from life-changing money (~400 left) and I've got low expectations given my stack size. Going to try and spin up my ~15 BBs, but it feels like I've already "won" by cashing, and whatever happens next is a freeroll.